2024-107 Wray Facility Renovation

Morgan Community College is soliciting bids for the Wray Facility Renovation Project #2024-107, located at 300 Dexter Street in Wray, Colorado. The procurement involves renovating and finishing approximately 3,000 square feet of a long-vacant former gas station into an educational facility, including classrooms, a computer lab, conference room, offices, and restrooms. Exterior work encompasses canopy removal, parking lot assessment, and building exterior refresh. Key procurement dates include a mandatory pre-bid meeting on April 3rd, 2025, email questions due by April 10th, and sealed bids due on April 24th, 2025. Bidder qualifications require demonstrating at least two general contracting projects over $500,000 in the past three years, providing evidence of bonding capacity up to $500,000, and complying with Colorado labor regulations mandating 80% of labor from Colorado residents. Evaluation criteria will likely focus on contractor qualifications, project understanding, pricing, and compliance with technical specifications outlined in the project manual. The anticipated construction timeline spans from May 2025 to December 2025.

Procurement restrictions include a strong preference for Colorado resident bidders and compliance with specific state regulations such as the Buy Clean Colorado Act, which requires environmental product declarations for certain materials. Contractors must utilize the LCPTracker cloud-based labor compliance system and adhere to prevailing wage requirements. The project has an estimated construction cost of $605,000, with potential for additional funding through add alternate bid options that include facade improvements and system upgrades. Disadvantaged enterprise participation is encouraged, though specific set-aside percentages are not explicitly defined in the documentation. The project will be funded through Morgan Community College and involves comprehensive renovation of an existing building, maintaining current electrical infrastructure while upgrading mechanical, electrical, and architectural systems to meet contemporary educational facility standards. Bidders must submit two hard copies of sealed bids and demonstrate technical competence across multiple project domains.